Former CSKA Moscow footballer Andrey Solomatin was unable to give reasons for his decision to join the Espanyol terrorist group and fight against Ukrainians. When asked, the 2002 FIFA World Cup participant with the Russian national team called it a conscious choice, but could not say anything about the specific factors that influenced him.

Solomatin said this in an interview with the propaganda TV channel Match TV. He confirmed that since July this year, he has been actively carrying out criminal orders in a war on the territory of another independent state, but sees nothing wrong with that.

"I've been in the zone of the SVO (as the war against Ukraine is shamefully called in Russia - ed.) since July. I have been harbouring this idea for a long time. It is difficult to say what exactly was the key. Rather, it is a combination of certain factors. I had no doubts because I was sure I would be supported in this matter. I was definitely determined to officially become a member of the Espanyol unit, although the guys said that I had been with them for a long time, as I regularly visited them," the Russian war criminal said.

Earlier, Solomatin, who has played 13 matches for the Russian national team, admired dictator Vladimir Putin, who "did not bend to these f*ggots, to the West". Online, the ex-footballer was called a sick man after he spoke about a rotting Europe. He also called for the "remaking" of Ukrainian children.

As OBOZREVATEL previously reported, the new uniform of the Russian national football team caused mockery from fans who suggested putting "the letter Z and the portrait of the national leader on the chest".

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